Read Tenth Report of the Forest Commissioner of the State of Maine, 1914 (Classic Reprint)

Tenth Report of the Forest Commissioner of the State of Maine, 1914 (Classic Reprint)

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Description:Excerpt from Tenth Report of the Forest Commissioner of the State of Maine, 1914 The State of Maine is rich in natural resources. At the present time nearly three-quarters of our area, or more than fourteen million acres, is classified as forest land. These forests arc composed of trees well suited to the needs of our people. The utilization of forest products has been carried on in Maine since the early settlement of the country, and today the industry is of first importance in the State. Maine ranks first among the states in the annual cut of spruce and balsam fir, and third in that of white pine and birch. Towns and communities depend upon the lumbering industry for support. The annual cut of all kinds of timber in the State approximates one billion feet. The value of the logs at the mills is probably twelve million dollars, while the value of the manufactured product probably exceeds twenty million dollars. Among the states Maine ranks third in developed water-powers. These wonderful powers have an estimated value of one hundred and fifty million dollars and are the very back-bone of the present industrial life of the State, and the foundation on which future development will be built. They are protected and regulated by the forests on the water-sheds of the rivers. The function of the forest in regulating flow is easily illustrated if we examine the run-off on a barren hillside, where water is discharged as soon as it falls, causing floods and erosion of the soil. If the water-shed of a stream is forested the discharge of water is gradual and the flow of the stream consequently well regulated and of pure water. But it is not alone for the lumber that they yield, or the water-powers that they protect, that the forests of Maine are of value, for they have a further and perhaps greater value as the greatest recreation ground of this nation. Our twenty-two hundred inland lakes are dotted with camps, hotels and cottages, where two hundred thousand people from beyond our borders spend their annual vacation. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Tenth Report of the Forest Commissioner of the State of Maine, 1914 (Classic Reprint). To get started finding Tenth Report of the Forest Commissioner of the State of Maine, 1914 (Classic Reprint), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Excerpt from Tenth Report of the Forest Commissioner of the State of Maine, 1914 The State of Maine is rich in natural resources. At the present time nearly three-quarters of our area, or more than fourteen million acres, is classified as forest land. These forests arc composed of trees well suited to the needs of our people. The utilization of forest products has been carried on in Maine since the early settlement of the country, and today the industry is of first importance in the State. Maine ranks first among the states in the annual cut of spruce and balsam fir, and third in that of white pine and birch. Towns and communities depend upon the lumbering industry for support. The annual cut of all kinds of timber in the State approximates one billion feet. The value of the logs at the mills is probably twelve million dollars, while the value of the manufactured product probably exceeds twenty million dollars. Among the states Maine ranks third in developed water-powers. These wonderful powers have an estimated value of one hundred and fifty million dollars and are the very back-bone of the present industrial life of the State, and the foundation on which future development will be built. They are protected and regulated by the forests on the water-sheds of the rivers. The function of the forest in regulating flow is easily illustrated if we examine the run-off on a barren hillside, where water is discharged as soon as it falls, causing floods and erosion of the soil. If the water-shed of a stream is forested the discharge of water is gradual and the flow of the stream consequently well regulated and of pure water. But it is not alone for the lumber that they yield, or the water-powers that they protect, that the forests of Maine are of value, for they have a further and perhaps greater value as the greatest recreation ground of this nation. Our twenty-two hundred inland lakes are dotted with camps, hotels and cottages, where two hundred thousand people from beyond our borders spend their annual vacation. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Tenth Report of the Forest Commissioner of the State of Maine, 1914 (Classic Reprint). To get started finding Tenth Report of the Forest Commissioner of the State of Maine, 1914 (Classic Reprint), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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